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"7. That under the public policy of the State of Oklahoma, as evidenced by the constitutional and statutory provisions referred to in defendants' answer herein, plaintiff was denied admission to the School of Law of the University of Oklahoma solely because of her race and color. "8. That the plaintiff at the time she applied for admission to the said law school of the University of Oklahoma was and is now ready and willing to pay all of the lawful charges, fees and tuitions required by the rules and regulations of the said University. "9. That plaintiff has not applied to the Board of Regents of Higher Education of the State of Oklahoma for it, under authority of Article 13-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma, to prescribe a School of Law similar to the School of Law of the University of Oklahoma as a part of the standards of higher education of Langston University, and as one of the courses of study thereof." Thereafter, and at said hearing, plaintiff introduced as "Plaintiff's Exhibit 2" an additional stipulation (C.-M. 43) , same being as follows: "It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between counsel for plaintiff and defendants that the court may consider the following as an admitted fact: "That after the filing of this cause the Board of Regents of Higher Education, having knowledge there-of, met and considered the questions involved therein; that it had no unallocated funds in its hands or under its control at that time with which to open up and operate a law school and has since made no allocation for that purpose; that in order to open up and operate a law school for negroes in this State, it will be necessary for the board to either withdraw existing allocations, procure moneys, if the law permits, from the Governor's contingent fund, or make an application to the next Oklahoma Legislature for funds sufficient to not only support the present institutions of

Brief Defendants-in-Error Ada Lois Sipuel v. OU Board of Regents. State Supreme Court Civil Case No. 32756 regarding the first African-American woman admitted to the University of Oklahoma law school in 1948.

[specific document title], Ada Lois Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Civil Case No. 32756, Record Group 29-1-3, Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Archives Division, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma City, OK.

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"7. That under the public policy of the State of Oklahoma, as evidenced by the constitutional and statutory provisions referred to in defendants' answer herein, plaintiff was denied admission to the School of Law of the University of Oklahoma solely because of her race and color. "8. That the plaintiff at the time she applied for admission to the said law school of the University of Oklahoma was and is now ready and willing to pay all of the lawful charges, fees and tuitions required by the rules and regulations of the said University. "9. That plaintiff has not applied to the Board of Regents of Higher Education of the State of Oklahoma for it, under authority of Article 13-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma, to prescribe a School of Law similar to the School of Law of the University of Oklahoma as a part of the standards of higher education of Langston University, and as one of the courses of study thereof." Thereafter, and at said hearing, plaintiff introduced as "Plaintiff's Exhibit 2" an additional stipulation (C.-M. 43) , same being as follows: "It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between counsel for plaintiff and defendants that the court may consider the following as an admitted fact: "That after the filing of this cause the Board of Regents of Higher Education, having knowledge there-of, met and considered the questions involved therein; that it had no unallocated funds in its hands or under its control at that time with which to open up and operate a law school and has since made no allocation for that purpose; that in order to open up and operate a law school for negroes in this State, it will be necessary for the board to either withdraw existing allocations, procure moneys, if the law permits, from the Governor's contingent fund, or make an application to the next Oklahoma Legislature for funds sufficient to not only support the present institutions of

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[specific document title], Ada Lois Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Civil Case No. 32756, Record Group 29-1-3, Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Archives Division, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma City, OK.

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Oklahoma State Archives Division, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit www.crossroads.odl.state.ok.us/cdm4/rights.php